„X Force = The Science of Mountaineering“
- Title
- X Force = The Science of Mountaineering
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- Language
- Dauer
- 50 min
- Director
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Virginia Wright (Neuseeland)
- Category
- Alpine Documentation
- When & Where
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Saturday,
15. Nov. 2003 from 09:30 / Steiermarksaal
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- Description
- A group of experienced mountaineers is accompanied by a film camera on their journey to the fifth hightest mountain on earth. Compared to the challenge of ascending Mount Everest, the Makalu (8,462 m) offers a success rate of only 50% and a death rate of 12%. Therefore it is evident that here the difficulty and the risks are much greater. The world-famous high-altitude alpinist Guy Cotter from New Zealand leads a group who not only documents its alpine skills but gives also insight into the science and the physiology of extreme adventures.
